A Wigan student has spoken of his disgust after being spat at by a stranger while going to visit his lonely granddad. Jonny Whitfield said he has been left “shocked” by the incident, which happened on the evening of Saturday, March 28.
The 20-year-old was walking along Elnup Avenue in Shevington when a car pulled up alongside him. He was using his daily exercise to visit his 84-year-old grandfather and talk to him through his window.
The Liverpool John Moores University student said he noticed a vehicle had stopped next to him and took off his headphones. He claims a couple in the car started verbally abusing him and told him he was the reason people are dying.
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